I’ve included topics to get you started, such as choosing domain names, installation, framework, themes, initial settings and set-up, to analytics, initial content and upkeep, with bonus Pro Tips thrown in.

You need a website up and running…like yesterday.

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But – you don’t have a dump truck full of gold to pay an experienced designer.

And – you wonder if you can handle this looming task yourself because you’re new to this sort of thing, this WordPress website building thing.

~ You’ve heard it’s complicated (it doesn’t have to be).

~ You’ve heard you need to know code (you don’t).

~ You’ve heard you should hire an experienced designer if you want it to be beautiful and functional (nope. you CAN do this yourself).

You need an easy-to-understand – and execute – PDF that will get you there.

You know you need a solid plan with doable objectives – you know you can learn what needs to be done.

Still…

~ You’re scared to do it yourself. It’s okay to be scared. (I was scared the first time I did it, too. Key Word: DID)

~ You’re scared you’ll mess it up. You won’t. (Fine. You might. But so what, after this tutorial you’ll have the confidence to fix it.)

~ You’re scared you don’t know how. Yet. (Once upon a time, you didn’t know how to use a fork and knife either. I’m guessing you’re pretty good at that now.)

~ You’re scared you can’t DIY (Do It Yourself). You can. (I speak from experience. I thought the same thing once, but then I built a site. Then another. Then another. See the pattern here?)

Even worse than being scared? Every day that you or your client doesn’t have practical website up, ready to meet and greet the world with its awesome sauce, means you’re losing sales and hiding your genius from potential clients.

You need to stop that.

You’re Afraid You Can’t – I KNOW You Can

Here’s why…

…because if I did it, so can you.

Yep, I was once a WordPress newbie. I had no idea what I was doing, so I did what most people do: I Googled the heck out of my problem and was instantly met with a roiling sea of solutions.

Google was suddenly my closest ally – we shared hours and hours together, as I searched for answers.

Yet, the unending hours translated into frustration and anxiety, because trying to find the information to make sure I got it right, was excruciating.

There had to be an easier way for a newbie to build a WordPress site.

I never found it – that easier way.

What else could I do, short of hiring an expensive designer, for which I had no money, except keep researching and building and gaining knowledge from my hits and misses.

After building my 3rd successful website, it occurred to me that I had curated enough hard-fought experience and knowledge to share with others.